Trans World Airlines
Organization
Dates
- Existence: 1930 - 2001
Historical Note
Trans World Airlines (TWA) was a major American airline from 1930 until 2001. It was originally formed as Transcontinental & Western Air as the result of the merger of Transcontinental Air Transport (T-A-T) and Western Air Express. The airline ceased operations when it was acquired by American Airlines.
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Angela J. (Hughes) Gardner Trans World Airlines Flight Attendant Collection
Collection
Identifier: 2010-04-27
Contents of the Collection
The Angela J. (Hughes) Gardner Trans World Airlines Flight Attendant Collection is comprised of textual, visual,
and audiovisual materials that relate to Gardner's time as a flight attendant for Trans World Airlines
(TWA) from 1962-1987. The bulk of the collection was gathered by Gardner during her employment. Materials have been divided into four series and are arranged chronologically within each series, unless otherwise noted. The first series, Flight...
Dates:
1943, 1961-2001
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Jane (Klimek) White TWA Flight Attendant Collection
Collection — Box 1
Identifier: 2014-05-21
Contents of the Collection
The Jane (Klimek) White TWA Flight Attendant Collection is a small collection that contains textual materials used by TWA flight attendant Jane Klimek, circa 1968-1969. Materials include a May 1968 notebook used by Klimek during her flight attendant training, monthly flight time records and bid sheets, sections from a flight service manual, and a list of hostess assignments for July 1969. Of interest is a booklet titled "Pride makes the difference when wearing your new TWA wardrobe" which...
Dates:
1968-1969
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
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